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When you’re in the business of finding good people, you need to be staffed with - you guessed it - good people. Meet the minds behind Accolo.

John Younger

President, CEO and Founder

For over 22 years, John’s passion to dramatically improve how people and jobs find each other has drawn upon his deep understanding of technology, the recruitment process and a core belief that everyone deserves courtesy and respect.  This idea is central to Accolo’s vision, methods, and communications which John founded in 2000.

Accolo, Inc. (www.accolo.com) provides a revolutionary Recruiting 2.0 Platform with layered professional services on-demand.  Accolo was recognized as the #1 On-Demand Recruitment Process Outsourcing company in 2009 and 2008, one of the fastest growing companies in the United States (#42 on the 2007 Inc. 500), the fastest growing private company in the San Francisco Bay Area (2006), won the 2005 Recruitment Process Outsourcer of the Year Award and is a founding member of the Recruitment Process Outsourcing Association (www.rpoassociation.org).

Accolo is deeply committed to sustainable, charitable and non-profit organizations, and has made the identification of key talent for these organizations a corporate priority.  Examples of this commitment include: finding an Executive Director for a large mental health facility in upstate New York; an Executive Director for a halfway house for homeless women in Oakland, CA; and working closely with a global solar energy company to find talented individuals across all disciplines as it becomes one of the world’s largest producers of solar energy. John also participates on numerous boards, including being an advisory board member to Astia, a non profit to promote women led organizations.

John was Resumix user #2 in 1988 and established the first Vendor on Premises for both Bank of America and Olsten Corporation in 1992.  He was an early adopter of Internet recruiting with the On-Line Career Center (to later become Monster) in 1993, and was Hire.com user #4 while running his Venture Talent Recruitment Agency in 1998.

John’s vision for a completely outsourced staffing solution led him to found y/net in January 1996.  After a successful launch of y/net, TriNet acquired John and his company in November 1996 where he remained until December 1999.  TriNet was one of Inc. Magazine’s 500 fastest growing companies in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999.

From 1987 to 1994, John was the Vice President of Human Resources for Bank of America where he led technical recruitment for an organization of 16,000 people. 

John earned a degree from Notre Dame in Mathematics and Computer Science and is a former member of the Unites States National (Olympic) Rowing Team.

Ray Rike

Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Ray joined Accolo in July of 2009 and is responsible for leading the sales and marketing teams of the company.

Ray brings 25 years of software and SaaS experience to Accolo, with significant experience in building and leading high growth, global sales, marketing and services team.  Most recently he was a Senior Vice President at Accruent, where he led sales and business development. Prior to Accruent, Ray was Senior Vice President at QRS (QRSI) where he led global field operations.  Ray has also held executive leadership roles at MarketFirst, Actra (Netscape/GE joint venture) and GE Global Exchange Services (GE).

Ray graduated from The Ohio State University with dual degrees in computer science and operations management.  Ray is also a graduate of the GE Executive Management Development Program.

Mark Grimshaw

Vice President, Client Services
Mark joined Accolo in April 2007, and is responsible for managing the client services team, which is responsible for the delivery of our core Recruitment Process Outsourcing services.

Mark brings more than 14 years of experience to Accolo with depth in operations, delivery, implementation, and client relationship management. Most recently he led the Implementation Services and Client Management teams at Veritude, a national staffing services provider. Prior to Veritude, Mark held position in sales, delivery and client management with Aquent, a global provider of staffing services, and Renaissance Worldwide, an IT staffing services firm.

Mark is a graduate of Marquette University, where he received a degree in Advertising.

Investors

Accolo’s investors include Altos Ventures, Vedior, and TriNet.



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